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	<title>Stewed Thoughts &#187; Expeditions</title>
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		<title>Leg 8 &#8211; down the east coast</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-8-down-the-east-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We made it from Camooweal to Townsville in one day, but ended up arriving in Townsville quite late. I couldn&#8217;t call on my Townsville mates at this ungodly hour, so we headed north and camped in Paluma Range National Park. &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-8-down-the-east-coast/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 7 &#8211; Katherine to Mt Isa</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-7-katherine-to-mt-isa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Central Kimberley we headed up the Great Northern Highway and back into Kununurra. We caught up with a mate overnight, then headed towards Katherine (where we caught up with another mate &#8211; it&#8217;s good having mates all over &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-7-katherine-to-mt-isa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 6 &#8211; Central Kimberley</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-6-central-kimberley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mornington Sanctuary We headed straight from the Mitchell Plateau down to Mornington Sanctuary. Mornington is operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) as a conservation reserve. Typical central Kimberley habitat. Guests can pay (a lot) to stay in luxury at &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-6-central-kimberley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pride and punnery, with added flummery</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/pride-and-punnery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flummery is a sweet soft pudding made from stewed fruit and thickened with cornstarch. Traditional British flummeries were, like porridge, often oatmeal-based and cooked to achieve a smooth and gelatinous texture; sugar and milk were typically added, and occasionally orange &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/pride-and-punnery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 5 &#8211; the Mitchell Plateau</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-5-the-mitchell-plateau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mitchell Plateau is one of those places I&#8217;ve dreamed of visiting since I first heard about it. It&#8217;s an area of high endemism, meaning that there are biological entities found there and nowhere else. Obviously the endemic biological entities &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-5-the-mitchell-plateau/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 4 &#8211; Kununurra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Kakadu, we headed south to Katherine and west along the Victoria Highway. We camped overnight on the side of the road and awoke to the sounds of purple-crowned fairy-wrens (Malurus coronatus ). This was a bird we were hoping &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-4-kununurra/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 3 &#8211; Kakadu National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Kakadu National Park during the day and set up camp in one of the campgrounds. Then we headed to the Bowali visitor centre to meet up with a mate. We walked into the visitor centre just as &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-3-kakadu-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 2 &#8211; Darwin and surrounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goal for Darwin was to see some mangrove snakes, but we thought we&#8217;d try our luck at a real beast first: Cryptoblepharus cygnatus. We ended up finding it on a retaining wall in the carpark at the Museum and &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-2-darwin-and-surrounds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 1 &#8211; Brisbane to Katherine</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-1-brisbane-to-katherine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2010. Winter. Cold. Dark. Depressing. To maximise the chances of finding new reptiles, we decided to head north as quickly as possible. First night: on the side of the road just south of Augathella. Away from the thermal buffer &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-1-brisbane-to-katherine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quest 300</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/quest-300/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People travel for a lot of reasons. Some people like to explore new cultures, others to see different sights. Some like the cities, some like it more natural. Or it might be as simple as visiting family. I like to &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/quest-300/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A great northern migration</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/05/a-great-northern-migration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 05:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June last year a friend and I migrated north for the winter. It was a very short migration, but it was enough time for us to poke around Darwin, Kakadu and Katherine. The middle of the dry season is &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/05/a-great-northern-migration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 19: Darwin zoos</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/414/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a spare day in Darwin before I flew back to Brisbane. I checked out a few zoos around the place. Crocosaurus Cove Crocosaurus Cove sign Crocs at Crocosaurus Cove Underwater viewing of juvenile crocs at Crocosaurus Cove Underwater &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/414/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 18: Fogg Dam</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After leaving Kakadu, we drove north towards Humpty Doo, the town closest to Fogg Dam. We arrived in the late afternoon. The sign at the entrance to the Fogg Dam Conservation Park. In the 1950s Fogg Dam was constructed in &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-18-fogg-dam/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Days 16 &amp; 17: Kakadu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our way from Mt Isa we stopped at Elsey National Park. I had wanted to find some water monitors (both Mertens&#8217; and Mitchell&#8217;s water monitors are known from the area), but had no luck on this front. We did &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/days-16-17-kakadu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Days 14 &amp; 15: Mt Isa and Daly Waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We drove from Undara to Mt Isa, arriving in the late afternoon. We got a room at the local caravan park, then headed out onto the roads. We only found one animal, but it was an interesting one. We found &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/days-14-15-mt-isa-and-daly-waters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 13: Undara Volcanic National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Chillagoe we headed to Undara Volcanic National Park. Undara wasn&#8217;t a planned stop, but we were in the area and I&#8217;d heard good things about Undara. I was surprised to find that the only way you can access the &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-13-undara-volcanic-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 12: Chillagoe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we left the Atherton Tablelands, we stopped at Granite Gorge to see some cute little Mareeba rock wallabies (Petrogale mareeba). We saw a few frilled dragons (Chlamydosaurus kingii) run off the road. One ran up a tree, while the &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-12-chillagoe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Days 9 to 11: Atherton Tablelands</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Tully, we headed to the Atherton Tablelands. We spend three nights there, during which time we saw a ton of stuff. We went to: Millaa Millaa Falls, Malanda Falls, the Curtain Fig, Lake Barrine, Wooranooran National Park, Mobo Creek &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/atherton-tablelands/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 8: Tully Gorge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left Charters Towers and headed back to the coast and up to Tully. We arrived mid-afternoon and went for a short walk to see what we could see. Down by the river I saw a little head peeking out &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-8-tully-gorge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 7: Charters Towers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day seven saw us heading inland, from The Caves on the coast, through Emerald and up to Charters Towers. It was mainly a driving day, but we did find some roadkill along the way. We got some rooms at the &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-7-charters-towers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 6: The Caves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day six saw us heading from Girraween to the small township of The Caves, just north of Rockhampton. We camped at a campground there, where I discovered that the tent I had brought with me lacked any tent poles. Good &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/day-6-the-caves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Days 4 &amp; 5 &#8211; Girraween National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: if you&#8217;ve seen the 2009 ReptilesDownUnder.com calendar, you might recognise some pictures here. We left The Warrumbungles in the morning and drove up to Girraween National Park, just across the border in Queensland. Despite it being quite close to &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2009/01/days-4-5-girraween-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Days 2 &amp; 3 &#8211; Warrumbungle National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left Mudgee and headed towards Warrumbungle National Park. Along the way we saw an eastern long-necked turtle on the side of the road. Eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). She was alive on the road. We moved her off (after &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/11/days-2-3-warrumbungle-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1 &#8211; Sydney to Mudgee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I embarked on an Australian odyssey. I met a friend of mine, Richard Reams, at Sydney Airport and we headed off to pick up our rental car. After getting lost in Sydney for about an hour, we finally made &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/11/day-1-sydney-to-mudgee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Karijini National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/05/karijini-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 01:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the way from Cape Range to Karijini we drove though a lot of spinifex country and saw a number of dragons dashing off the road as we went by. We stopped and tracked one down to find it was &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/05/karijini-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Range National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/05/cape-range-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived late at night after an all-day driving session from Hamelin Pool. While driving through the park we found the snake species we were looking for &#8211; the Pilbara death adder (Acanthophis wellsi). Pilbara death adder (Acanthophis wellsi). It &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/05/cape-range-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Monkey Mia and Hamelin Pool</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monkey Mia Still in Shark Bay, we had to go and see the famous Monkey Mia dolphins. Dean wanted to get some sunrise shots. It&#8217;s not often that Western Australians can see a sunrise over the sea. The place was &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/05/monkey-mia-and-hamelin-pool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Bay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re heading up to Shark Bay, the first stop on our two week adventure. I&#8217;m heading out with Dean Bradshaw and Farhan Bokhari. As we left Perth I noticed that the latest in hair fashion has only just arrived &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/02/shark-bay/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Into the Rat&#8217;s nest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent the last couple of days on Rottnest Island. Information on the island abounds, so this will just be a brief pictorial overview of my time on the island. I&#8217;m heading off to Shark Bay early tomorrow morning. Rottnest &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/02/into-the-rats-nest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving for Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon Alecia left for her seven-month-long trip to Africa. Before she left she wanted one last look at the gorgeous tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) one can find here in Western Australia, so we all headed down to a nearby &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2008/01/leaving-for-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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